Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Revised Edition), by Jesse Andrews
5 reviews
lizardinhat's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pretty funny book i liked it a lot. there were like two parts where i was ehhhh but overall it cancelled out imo
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Medical content
Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, and Alcoholism
vincentedward16's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was my favorite book for a long time. But now can see how problematic book and message is. So I can see why some people hate it. The first time I readed it was 7th grade and now every time I read it I love it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying
_roctopus_'s review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Spoiler
I feel really conflicted about this book and my enjoyment of it so the easiest way I can write a review and get all of my feelings out is a numbered lists of features and how I felt about them. (No nice flowing paragraphs today!)
1) Overall it was pretty funny, but I agree with some reviewers that the constant "this book is so bad and I'm just so stupid" attitude of narration did not work for me. I didn't mind it in general, but it was way overused in my opinion.
2) I do not like Earl. I don't really like Greg much either, but Earl really bothered me. I get that they are teenage boys, but the constant objectification and frankly gross conversations about sex really made me question my choice to read this book. On top of that, I really, really hate the biphobic comments made by Earl and I believe there may have been some transphobia too, but I don't specifically remember. I also did not like the constant use of "gay" as an insult or the frequency of the f-slur. I know that some people, especially teen boys say things like that, but it bothers me a lot.
3) The constant reminder of how "this is not a deep story about death and love" annoyed me because it was true. There was nothing really emotional about this book except for when Greg is crying in the hospital just wanting Rachel to wake up. Now, I completely understand that not everyone is going to get a profound new look at life when someone they know dies (I certainly haven't), but I felt so detached from the struggles and situations in the book which disappointed me. A story can be told with realistic characters and reactions while still having an emotional connection. Greg didn't need to have this life change after Rachel's death, but I would have liked to see him care more about her, but that's just my personal opinion.
4) I liked the quick pacing of the book and it was a fun read.
5) I liked the first half of the book more then the second half solely because I felt there should have been more happening in the second part, but it was just more of the same.
6) I am going to watch the movie because the trailer for that looks like more of what I wanted this to be and I will update this review and let you know my brief thoughts comparatively in case you feel the same as I did.
7) Despite me talking about everything I didn't like, I did overall like this book and it was an enjoyable read, just these issues took me out of the book at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Child death, Death, and Cancer
Moderate: Biphobia, Fatphobia, and Homophobia
kriti's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief
Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Racial slurs
teki_p's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Body shaming, and Cursing
Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Vomit, Fatphobia, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Biphobia, Classism, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Transphobia
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